Telegram-herald., 1887-09-11
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President of ths Jaliet States and ne hon'
osable sscfstsry 0i Ihs state performed Their
respective psfLs IA .hs opsnlnx ceremonies
"a ths very dlsH Led manner bscouaihz their
lisa 9lliees snd 70 the great satlsfaeti0n 0i
a. present AD0ut tafcs thousand doctors
have been enrolled. more than thousand
more thaa the committees expected % ses
a arts oftas civilized world are.fe. resented
aud tie Ye4eFaols Doctor Nathan ,. Davis,
81 Chicago. Is the h0aofed President.
4 hs exhibits made oy the isading mana
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p.einens. instruments zad other things
ased bg the medical pFoisasi0a are very IA
teFesl.ng aid attractive. constituting quite
Z air.
The principal exhibit Ia the basement Of
AioaagAs tfr4nd Operz House on
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t0n Light Infantry Corps. attracts great
ef0Ha being tree show, and samples of
KcO.Is On exhibition quite literally tlstrio-
utsd, Of course it oilers Inducements The
goods exhibited hers by AessTs- Powers
NelghtIusn, manufacturing chemists OF
Philadelphia. occupying bat small por-
ton OF the space. are valued al SO CO.
Acssfs. PaIke Davis s Co, OF Detroit, have
aso a very valuable. interesting and beaut-
i1. display 0f their goods. and a bureau o.
information ir relation 10 their business.
They show you artificial representations Of
the plsafs and barks from which they pro
cuCe their medicines. and illustrate the
processes % manufacture. These gentlemen
are certainly entitled 10 great credit Tor the
Emery, enterprise patience ana perseyer-
anca with uaich they have prosecuted their
sTduous work and built up IN Michigan
great branch Of industry. They have had
Iaach 70 contend with in the way OF compe
ttion. bat they have fairly won fame and
fort4ue.
Eugene r. Allen. Esq. Of Grand Rapids
IS on hand with his wonderful
invention, he Alien surgical pump.
manufactured by rruax & Co, of
Chicago. Mr.. Truax Is also here with others
interesting things on exhibition; they have
a conspicuous location, and Aliens pump
attracts more attention than anything else
on the floor. IL Is as good ss gold mins
10 him. Il Is such a simple thing, again we
wonder that il was not discovered before
Americs WAS.
Dr. Haziewood i. the only physician
frona Grand Rapids your uncle has been
able 20 md among the many delegates
from our state. With his wife and daugh-
Ter be ~ stopping at the Hamilton" and
be is a worthy representative. / had hoped
20 see the venerable DR.. Charles Shepard at
this time. bat II appears 10 be his fate 20 be
detained at home when be most desires TO
20 abroad. / trust he will vet see the
caDit0l-ths present city of Washington
and enjoy a good visit here. Among the
Leading physicians here from Michigan
find ORA. Brodis (ons OF the vice presi-
dents aud DR.. Sprsgue, of Detroit, Drs. A.
b. Palmer and 4. {. Vaughn. of Ann
Arb0r; Drs. S. 5. French and A. W. Afford,
Of Battle Creek. DR.. Homer o. Hitchcock,
Of Kalamazoo; Or. n. b. Baker. of Lans-
inx, Or. J. F. Junkin, OF Tecumseh. and
Drs. l.. L. Davis and A. NJ Philips, at
large.
The weather this week has been de-
lightfui The banquet in the court of the
new pension Office last evening was an i'm
mense sffair. This hall. or covered court.
now completed or nagniicentiy decorated
with Aags and all sorts of bunting. furnish
ed By the war and navy department. Is
three hundred and twenty feet IN length
by Que hundred and twenty feet IN width,
beautifully h0ored with tiles. the roof about
one hundred feet above the floor, is sup
ported by eight immense Corinthian
columns ssK feet in diameter at the base
and sixty iest nigh finished in bronze run-
ming entirely around the building inside.
A more suitable place for such a grand
enfertsinm ment. an Inaugural ball, or any
similar affair cannot be found.
The beautiful fountain in the center Of
the court. surrounded by pots OF topical
plants aud full Of youIfg carp. red as
blood, = beautiful sight The employees
Of the pension bureau who have pursued
their daily toll for more than two years
amid dirt, noise, building material and
debris OF AL sorts do now appreciate the
cora sleslOn OF the great workshop.
Speaking of the beauty in architecture.
though The recently completed State War
and Navy Department Building immedi
a'e,y. west OF the Executive Mansion, is pro-
baby the largest and finest single building
a the world il i = magnificent structure.
t must be seen to be appreciated. 1 will
not attempt now TO describe IL.
Your uncle has been trying for some
time 10 ascertain the name and where
a0Outs Of the author Of that famous war
song. Michigan. Nv Michigan" IA yet
have been unable 70 obtain the desired in
formation. / am informed that Il was
prebnolv composed By Sergeant or non
com N ssiOned officer OF the famous seventh
Michigan Volunteers is first saw the
lighs in the camp OF that regiment and wss
quicSiy adopted add effsctuslly used a. an
Offset - The Maryland. Ny Maryland Of
ihs "Johnnies ~ tue tine Of the''in ySsion
in he Summsr OF 1863 Ex-Governor
Aixer ooxhs 10 hunt mp the record and
erect a monument u the memory Of the
brave boy Who wrote IL, If he vas soon after
killed in action. "a l guess ne vas. Do you
ssx Why Gov. A should DO that Because
Is vas that last verse. under ne .kilfIli and
eloquent man ipulsilon of General CHsch-
con in state convention that mate General
Alger govsrnor.
Here yot-hsv~ the vor1s and hope you
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tirs Of aesring tnem, and many OF them
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